This is an analysis of the poem He And She that begins with:

[HE.] I know a youth who loves a little maid -
(Hey, but his face is a sight for to see!)... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBabcBcBDD eBebfBfBDD gbgbbBbbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11101110101 1101001101 10011110101 1111010110 11101110101 1111010111 1101110111 1111110101 111111111 100110111 1110111101 1101001101 1011101101 1111010110 1110111101 1111010111 1011101101 1111110101 111111111 100110111 1010011110011 1101001101 1010011110101 1111010110 1010011110001 1111010111 1010011110111 1110101110101 1111111101 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 463
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; she, he, i are repeated.

    The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word do at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of He And She;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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